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blakes7-d Digest Volume 98 : Issue 86
Today's Topics:
Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
[B7L] Re: Best Episodes
Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
Re: [B7L] Best episodes
Re: [B7L] Darrow just doesn't get it.
[B7L] SPOILER Guards! Guards!
Re: [B7L] Avon
[B7L] Tonya & SC
RE: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
[B7L] Cricket (was Re: B7 Dreams)
[B7L] Guards! Guards!
[B7L] Harriet's Dream
[B7L] Re Best episodes
Re: [B7L] SPOILER Guards! Guards!
Re: [B7L] Best episodes
[B7L] Guards! Guards!
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 23:22:39 -0000
From: "Tom Forsyth" <Tom.Forsyth@btinternet.com>
To: "B7 Lysator" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
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Harriet wrote about her dream:
> 4. Full marks again for tipping the Dalek over while you were on the
> floor, but try to roll it so that the exterminator is pointing at the
> floor - less alarming for the person with the corrosive acid.
Your subconscious obviously knows better than you do - the front of a Dalek
is the pointy bit - you'll never be able to roll it over so it stays on its
front - it'll always roll back onto its side. Might be an idea to stay
behind it, though. Quite amusing, actually - it will be able to swivel its
eye-stalk round and watch you as you slowly pour the can of gold dust over
it. Oh no, that's Cybermen isn't it?
> 5. Try to have your pace bowler on hand in the first place - a lot
> of time is wasted climbing down a broken lift in search of Bob Willis.
>
> Bob Willis? Golly, this dream was more complicated than I remembered.
> Anyway, I think they all survived (except for the Dalek).
Your dream is obviously of the devious twisted sort. What plot device did
it use to need a Bob Willis? I mean - what happened to the Richie Benaud
that Vila always keeps in his toolbox? Sure it's old and a little worn, but
I'm sure even a Benaud would be sufficient against a Dalek, especially one
who's never even played internationally. Even with a county average of 35,
it's just not going to stand up to even a half-competent spinner. And this
is Vila's spinner, remember - that man could take 5 for 22 with a rotten
kiwi.
Tom Forsyth.
P.S. any comments to the effect that all Kiwis are rotten will not be
tolerated. I'm sure they can play perfectly well. It just takes a little
faith. And patience.
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:29:45 -0500 (EST)
From: brent@ntr.net
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Re: Best Episodes
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Steve wrote:
>Readers are invited to send in their own favourite episodes of
>their top ten shows. I've voted for:
>
>Blake's 7 - Star One
>Doomwatch - Survival Code
>Quantum Leap - The Colour of Truth
>X-Files - Home
>Star Trek (TNG) - Chain of Command
>Fawlty Towers - The Rat
>Red Dwarf - Backwards
>Dr Who - Paradise Towers
>Babylon 5 - Z'ha'dum
>Xena - The Debt
>
>Grab a copy and vote (don't forget to let us all know what you
>voted for).
Being in the USA, I can't pick one up and vote, but if I could . . .
Blake's 7 - Star One or Blake -so very close
The Prisoner - Hammer Into Anvil
Dr Who - Impossible to narrow down to one, but The Caves of Androzani Part 4
takes my single episode award.
Babylon 5 - Severed Dreams
Twin Peaks - Episode 2016
X-Files - Pusher
Strange Luck - Brothers Grim
Quantum Leap - Black on White on Fire
Nowhere Man - Gemini
General Hospital - er, how did this get on my list?
Unfortunately, Doomwatch never made it to my public station before they
stopped showing British sci-fi. At least I got Dr. Who, Blake's 7, and Red
Dwarf long enough to see them all (or in Dr. Who's case, what wasn't
destroyed by the BBC). Star Cops was to be their next series, but it never
came to pass. :(
Brent
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 23:34:29 -0000
From: "Jenni-Alison" <jenni-alison@dial.pipex.com>
To: "Blake's 7 Lysator List" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
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Tonya asked:
> This reminds me of a question I meant to ask this group months ago:
Has
> anyone ever had any B7 dreams, and if so, what were they like?
I had a very vivid, detailed plot dream, a while after watching the
whole series. I was in it (of course) and it had a weird mix of
second and third season crew. I think I died in it, but the end it
wasn't very clear - it sort of faded out while the story was still
happening. Very strange. I remember every detail so vividly I havn't
even written it down - I can replay it in my head like watching one
of the videos...except the end. Probably a pirate copy ;-)
Jenni
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 11:47:05 +1200
From: Nicola Collie <nicola.collie@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
To: B7-list <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
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Tom wibbled:
> And this
>is Vila's spinner, remember - that man could take 5 for 22 with a rotten
>kiwi.
Do you mean the bird or the fruit?
I'm assuming from the absence of upper case that you're not referring to
the nationality ;-)
>P.S. any comments to the effect that all Kiwis are rotten will not be
>tolerated.
Jolly good.
I'm sure they can play perfectly well. It just takes a little
>faith. And patience.
Yeah, just ask the Zimbabweans. I'm sure we beat 'em at least once. ;-)
ttfn, Nicola
---
Nicola Collie
Dunedin, New Zealand
nicola.collie@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
"It just occurred to me that, as the description of a highly sophisticated
technological achievement, "Avon's gadget works" seems to lack a certain
style."
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 22:56:39 -0000
From: "Dangermouse" <master@sol.co.uk>
To: <STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk>, <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Best episodes
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> The UK Cult Times magazine spring special is devoted to best
> episodes and has a section on Blake's 7. It says the five best
> episodes are Rumours of Death, Gambit, Orbit, Sarcophagus
> and Blake.
Orbit?
> Readers are invited to send in their own favourite episodes of
> their top ten shows. I've voted for:
B7- Rumours Of Death
Dr Who- Talons Of Weng Chiang
TOS- Spectre Of The Gun
TNG- The Inner Light
DS9- The Visitor
X Files- Bad Blood
B5- Severed Dreams
The Goodies- Bunfight At The OK Tea Rooms
Only Fools And Horses- The Jolly Boys Outing
The Avengers- tie between The Hidden Tiger and Murdersville
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 22:58:54 -0000
From: "Dangermouse" <master@sol.co.uk>
To: "RatterTat" <RatterTat@aol.com>, <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Darrow just doesn't get it.
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> My goodness, how time flies when you're having fun. I didn't realize it
was
> already Darrow-bashing time again.
I said "That day".
Most of the time I'm quite a fan - along with Tom Baker's Dr Who, and
Graeme Garden in The Goodies, Avon's one of my childhood role models...
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 20:26:38 -0500
From: Harriet Monkhouse <101637.2064@compuserve.com>
To: Space City <space-city@world.std.com>
Cc: "Blake's 7 (Lysator)" <BLAKES7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] SPOILER Guards! Guards!
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Opening night of Guards! Guards! in Blackpool, starring Paul Darrow as
Captain Vimes.
As attended by Sandy Douglas, Pat Fenech, Christine Lacey, Harriet
Monkhouse and (a Pratchett but non-B7 fan) Susan Hall, hereinafter referred
to as the Panel.
[Pause to sip some whisky in Captain Vimes's honour and leave some Spoiler
space]
The scenario:
Paul Darrow opened yesterday evening in Guards! Guards!, a play based on
the Terry Pratchett novel, in the role of Captain Vimes of the City Watch,
who hauls himself out of the gutter to save as many fellow-citizens as he
can from dragonfire and Death's dustpan, and [SPOILER! SPOILER!]
is rewarded (apparently) by getting the girl (well, the woman) without
either of them dying.
The concentrated Paul Darrow bit:
The panellist with the binoculars expressed the opinion that Mr Darrow was
looking very nice. To the naked eye, he looked quite good too (who needs a
full head of hair, anyway?). The panel took a highly favourable view of
his shirt, boots, jerkin, long leather jacket (thought by some to recall
Hellhound) and slippers (to be precise, Lady Ramkin's slippers). I don't
actually remember anything wrong with his trousers, but no one cited them
in particular.
Mr Darrow's acting was commendably restrained [most of the time - Ed] and
relaxed; he appeared to be enjoying the part. We spotted one "Well now",
followed by one Burt Lancaster ("Question is..."), two Humphrey Bogarts
("Of all the cities..." and "Here's looking at you, kid") and an extended
Clint Eastwood to a punk who didn't feel lucky, which Mr Darrow delivered
while wearing a rather fetching nightdress, a boot, one of Lady Ramkin's
slippers and a wrist-dragon. One panellist found his playing of the drunk
scene slightly unconvincing (though I enjoyed his apostrophe to the
aforesaid gutter - Ed).
And in the Dress Circle Bar afterwards, he coped gracefully with the
panel's editor rushing upon him with a cry of "I'm pouncing for your
autograph NOW 'cos I've got to run for the last train to Manchester."
The Pratchett bit:
The panel editor's knowledge of Terry Pratchett doesn't extend very far
beyond the fact that he writes lots of these books and was very nice to a
friend of hers who interviewed him. But more learned members of the panel
offered the following opinions:
Death's voice should have been deeper and reverberated more (though he
improved after the interval).
Lance Constable Carrot was not serious enough, had an implausible accent
and should NOT have had orange hair - even the programme carried a note
explaining that his name referred to his body shape, not his colouring.
Lady Ramkin's posh accent could have been cranked up several notches (I've
heard glass cut a lot more aristocratically).
Errol the Whittle and the big dragon met with general approval.
As did the Elucidated Brethren. (Though with the Supreme Grand Master, I
kept expecting a Krantor/Servalan joke: "Grand Master - " "SUPREME Grand
Master!")
Corporal Nobbs was successfully portrayed, and Dibbler quite well done.
The Librarian did an excellent job of climbing up the shelves (ah, what
Robert Lindsay might have achieved in such a role!).
And I liked the Patrician, an eminently sensible tyrant. Especially his
explanation that there aren't good people and bad people, just bad people,
but some of them are on the other side.
The set:
I liked the set - chunks of gothicky walls endlessly rotated, swivelled,
opened up, combined in different positions and bolted down within the
rotating disc of the floor. I'd have loved to be assistant stage manager
on this one.
Possible Blake's 7 tie-ins:
Good bit parts available for Vila (a pickpocket) and Tarrant (a young man
with shiny teeth). And Deep Roy could have played virtually anyone except
the dwarf.
The panel's carefully considered and worded verdict:
It's funny and he's good.
Harriet
Note: None of the other panellists should be held too strictly to any of
the opinions expressed above, as all but one are still in Blackpool.
Posted three hours and 25 minutes after the curtain call...
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Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:38:47 -0800
From: Helen Krummenacker <avona@jps.net>
To: Louise Rutter <Louise.Rutter@btinternet.com>
CC: "'B7 Lysator'" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: Re: [B7L] Avon
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Louise Rutter wrote:
>
> > >Dr Plaxton's death is a particularly strong example,> because the
> immediate response of most people to the situation is that> it's wrong to
> kill her.
>
> >Not mine. I felt her death was inevitable, and that SHE also realised
> >this fact. That look on her face as she joined the wires...I think she
> >knew what was going to happen, and continuing was her way of accepting
> >her fate and doing something useful for humanity again.
>
> >Fran M
>
> Yes. A woman who was expecting to get away would have shoved those two
> wires together as fast as possible. The way she hesitates momentarily,
> before pushing them deliberately together, tells me she knew what Avon's
> decision would be and she accepted it as logical.
>
Agreed. She realizes, "If they haven't started things, we'll be too slow
and we'll all die, but if they button is pressed, I'll be killed when I
connect it." She decides to connect the wires, knowing her fate and
wanting to save her creation, and these people who she respects. It's
heroic as well as logical on her part, and makes the audience care more
about her.
--Helen
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 98 02:24:00 GMT
From: s.thompson8@genie.geis.com
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Tonya & SC
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Tonya asked:
>P.S. I haven't had any activity from Space-City in days. Anyone know
>what's going on with that list?
If this is just in the past few days, probably the most likely explanation
is that the automatic software at world.std.com unsubbed you because three
posts had bounced for some reason, such as your ISP's Internet gate being
temporarily down (something that might well have happened for a few hours
without your even knowing it), or a mutual recognition glitch between the
ISPs, or some such thing. This sort of thing has happened to a number of
people, including me.
The first step is to check that whatever may have been wrong at your end is
fixed and there won't be any more bounces. Then e-mail Susan Beth, the
listowner, ( sbs@world.std.com ) and ask her to resubscribe you. Then wait
a day or two, as she tends to get behind on e-mail due to various mundane
responsibilities (and sometimes for more pleasant reasons, such as being
caught up in fiction writing).
(If anyone who's not yet a Citizen wants to subscribe to a list that
discusses B7 adult fan fiction, both het and slash, and often gen topics as
well, e-mail Susan Beth with a subscription request and an age statement.
Then, when you get on, you'll be expected to post a little introduction with
basic information about your fannish interests.)
Hope this helps. Sorry not to have responded sooner-- I've been dashing
about getting ready for Deliverance, wondering nervously what I'm
forgetting, all that sort of thing.
Sarah T.
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:05:34 +1200
From: "Graham, Gregory" <GrahamG@agresearch.cri.nz>
To: "'B7 Lysator'" <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: RE: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Forsyth [SMTP:Tom.Forsyth@btinternet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 1998 11:23 AM
> To: B7 Lysator
> Subject: Re: [B7L] Re: B7 Dreams
>
>Harriet wrote about her dream:
> > 4. Full marks again for tipping the Dalek over while you were
> on the
> > floor, but try to roll it so that the exterminator is pointing at
> the
> > floor - less alarming for the person with the corrosive acid.
>
> Your subconscious obviously knows better than you do - the front of a
> Dalek
> is the pointy bit - you'll never be able to roll it over so it stays
> on its
> front - it'll always roll back onto its side. Might be an idea to stay
> behind it, though. Quite amusing, actually - it will be able to swivel
> its
> eye-stalk round and watch you as you slowly pour the can of gold dust
> over
> it. Oh no, that's Cybermen isn't it?
>
I can't really see anyone pouring Gold dust on either beastie with Vila
around.
> who's never even played internationally. Even with a county average of
> 35,
> it's just not going to stand up to even a half-competent spinner. And
> this
> is Vila's spinner, remember - that man could take 5 for 22 with a
> rotten
> kiwi.
>
Grrr, snarl.
> Tom Forsyth.
>
>
> P.S. any comments to the effect that all Kiwis are rotten will not be
> tolerated. I'm sure they can play perfectly well. It just takes a
> little
> faith. And patience.
>
Possibly TV New Zealand should make a new SF series based on a dominant
Kiwi cricket team. Probably too far-fetched...
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:44:06 +1200
From: Nicola Collie <nicola.collie@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
To: B7-list <blakes7@lysator.liu.se>
Subject: [B7L] Cricket (was Re: B7 Dreams)
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Hi, Greg!
>Grrr, snarl.
Down, Rover. It's only Tom. He's pretty harmless (mostly)
:-)
>> P.S. any comments to the effect that all Kiwis are rotten will not be
>> tolerated. I'm sure they can play perfectly well. It just takes a
>> little
>> faith. And patience.
>>
>Possibly TV New Zealand should make a new SF series based on a dominant
>Kiwi cricket team. Probably too far-fetched...
*chuckle* Would this involve a time machine, and multiple clones of Hadlee,
Turner et al.? Ah, those were the days....
ttfn, Nicola
(Ok, so maybe it hasn't been buckets lately. I'll speak severely to the
management.)
---
Nicola Collie
Dunedin, New Zealand
nicola.collie@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
"It just occurred to me that, as the description of a highly sophisticated
technological achievement, "Avon's gadget works" seems to lack a certain
style."
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 17:22:01 GMT
From: STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se, space-city@world.std.com
Subject: [B7L] Guards! Guards!
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I'm off to see Guards! Guards! on Tuesday at the Hackney
Empire and I remember someone else on these lists saying that
they were as well. The play starts at 7.30 and the doors open at
6.30. There is a bar inside and I've arranged to meet Paula
Robinson (who's been lurking on Lysator and Space City for
about a month) in the bar at 6.30. So anyone else who's coming
fancy joining us then?
cheers
Steve Rogerson
Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/
"The workers united will never be ignited"
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 17:20:57 GMT
From: STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Harriet's Dream
Message-Id: <398260162MCR1@MCR1.poptel.org.uk>
I wish I'd seen Harriet's dream. Those notes sound fascinating.
Can you remember any more of it?
cheers
Steve Rogerson
Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/
"The workers united will never be ignited"
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 17:22:53 GMT
From: STEVE.ROGERSON@MCR1.poptel.org.uk
To: blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: [B7L] Re Best episodes
Message-Id: <398260203MCR1@MCR1.poptel.org.uk>
Reuben said: "I take it there is no on-line forum for this?"
Correct. It's old fashined pen and paper I'm afraid. And you
have to use the form, or a photocopy of the form, printed in the
magazine.
Reuben added: "Paradise Towers for Dr. Who?!?!? An episode
with Mel? Ohh, well each to his own."
Mel was far from my favourite companion, but Sylvester is my
favourite doctor and this was such an enjoyable surreal episode.
I loved the old women who were cannibals. Actually it's not
my favourite episode, just one of them the others were in their
recommended choice and I wasn't going to vote for one of
them.
And Reuben continued: "I get quite a bit of flack from Who
fans for liking Timelash. I don't think I need to justify my
reasons for Timelash on this group for obvious reasons."
Despite Paul being in it, I'm not that keen on Timelash. The
next Horizon mag should carry my review of it.
Lisa said: "Gambit?! I regard that one as the most boring
episode of the first two seasons"
No way! I loved Gambit. there was so much good stuff in
there. The relationship between Avon and Vila. The stuff in the
bar. The OTT people who run the place. Servalan at her best.
Travis with a bomb in his arm. And the incredible shrinking
Orac. What more could you ask for? A laugh a minute.
cheers
Steve Rogerson
Redemption 99 - The Blakes 7/Babylon 5 convention
26-28 February 1999, Ashford International Hotel, Kent
http://www.smof.com/redemption/
"The workers united will never be ignited"
Guards! Guards! - Terry Pratchett
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:40:35 -0800
From: Jay <jmcguiga@succeed.net>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
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Thank you Harriet for writing such a great review.
For one who will never have the chance to go see this, it was great to have
read some one else's opinions.
I hope everyone else going to see it has a great time too. You lucky sods!!
Jay
100% Avon (and feeling really homesick right now!)
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:46:31 -0800
From: Jay <jmcguiga@succeed.net>
To: Blakes7@lysator.liu.se
Subject: Re: [B7L] Best episodes
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At 12:44 PM 3/18/98 -0000, you wrote:
>Cylan wrote:
>
>
>>Steve wrote
>>> The UK Cult Times magazine spring special is devoted to best
>>> episodes and has a section on Blake's 7. It says the five best
>>> episodes are Rumours of Death, Gambit, Orbit, Sarcophagus
>>> and Blake.
>>>
>>> Readers are invited to send in their own favourite episodes of
>>> their top ten shows. I've voted for:
>>>
>>> Blake's 7 - Star One
>>
>>My 5 favourite episodes are: -
>>Sand
>>Sarcophagus
>>Death Watch
>>Power
>>and Aftermath
>>
>
>
>Sand eh? Interesting choice. Not normally in the average Blake's 7 top
>five list. For what it's worth my favourites are probably (in no particular
>order):
>
>Gold
>The Harvest of Kairos
>Star One
>Mission to Destiny
>Aftermath/Powerplay
>
My favs at the moment, and they could, probably will change as I manage to
collect more and more tapes (I only have a few right now :-(. ) Not in any
order.
Star One
Aftermath
Powerplay
Orbit
Rumours of Death
Jay
100% Avon
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Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 23:42:58 +0000
From: Jackie <jackiew@termlow.co.uk>
To: space-city@world.std.com
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Thank you, Harriet, for the review of the play.
There were quite a few fans in the audience last night apparently. I
heard from a friend who also saw it, she said it was really hilarious
after the first 10/15 mins.
The two Humphrey Bogart quotes are actually in the book (at least they
are in my paperback version).
I have discovered that it is only about 100 miles from Newcastle to
Blackpool, and takes approx 2 & half hours driving. I shall make up my
mind whether I`m going on the saturday after I`ve seen: a) Nuetral
Zone`s timetable schedules: b) how much petrol the car swallows on the
7 hour trip up TOMORROW (yippee! its here) out of my "petrol allowance":
& c) how knackered I am after the aforementioned 7 hour drive!! ( this
timing is based on two 15 mins wee petrol breaks but NO hold ups/road
works. I just hope the notorious Newbury Bypass is open!!)
Bye for now
Jackie
who is having a rather late "early night"!
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